Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM0023KH158608 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 10, 2025
KS
Last seenMar 11, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM0023KH158608
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DM002

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
158608

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1989

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2025 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026OKII · Walk-around1NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC 1188659267099/NE
Nov 3, 2025KSII · Walk-around0HINZ TRUCKING INC 263874267099/NE
Jul 10, 2025KSII · Walk-around3JOHN MCANDREW 2884328267099/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIM TRANSPORTATION LLC1188659Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261NE
HINZ TRUCKING INC263874Nov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251NE
JOHN MCANDREW2884328Jul 10, 2025Jul 10, 20251IA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
267099NENIM TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
267099NEHINZ TRUCKING INCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
267099NEJOHN MCANDREWJul 10, 2025Jul 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026